Second Saturdays Garden Workday/History Tours
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesGarden Workday Every Second Saturday this season, join us in the gardens! We'll be tending to the beds, planting new flowers and veggies, weeding, mulching, and more. No experience necessary; we'll teach you everything you need to know. This event is family friendly so bring your kids! -- History Tours: Each Second Saturday, we give …
Garden Workday
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesGarden Workday Join us in the gardens! We will build a retaining wall and spreading wood chips. This event is family friendly, so bring your kids!
Last Youth Farm Stand of 2018
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThis is your last chance to meet us at the Youth Farm Stand! Our youth group meets during the summer months to provide fresh vegetables to the neighborhood at their weekly farm stand on Germantown Ave. They’ll have veggies for sale, harvested from the community gardens that they tend. The proceeds from the farm stand are …
Orchard Harvest & Garden Workday
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesGarden Workday: Every Second Saturday this season, join us in the gardens! We’ll be tending to the beds, planting new flowers and veggies, weeding, mulching, and more. No experience necessary; we’ll teach you everything you need to know. This event is family friendly so bring your kids! History …
November Tree Planting
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome help plant 27 bare root trees along the streets of our neighborhood. Meet at the burial ground at 9am. Dress appropriately for weather and hard work.
Christmas Stars Display
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFor the month of December, drive under the two big Christmas stars hanging in the trees along Germantown Ave!
Christmas Star Lighting
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin us for our annual Christmas Star Lighting. We’ll have a bonfire, treats, and sing carols. The HFH Star will be placed high above Germantown Ave and powered up for the holidays. Fun for the whole family – dress warmly and bring a friend!
MLK Day of Service at the burial ground
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesJoin us on the MLK Day of Service at the Fair Hill Burial Ground to tidy the grounds, reset headstones, tend the the trees, and reflect on the teachings of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Winter bonfire in the garden
Roast marshmallows and work in the winter garden with us! Dress warmly and bring a friend. Meet at the picnic table!
Women’s History Essay Contest and One Woman Play, “Letters to Aunt Hattie”
Universal Hagar Church 2050 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesFairhill Women’s History Essay contest Fairhill school students grades 4th-8th are working on their essays about Harriet Forten Purvis leader of abolition and early women’s rightist movement, buried at Fairhill Burial Ground. Come hear the winning essays and see a new production about Harriet Purvis by Beacon Theater productions. Saturday, March 9, 1pm at …
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Garden Opening Day
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHelp us welcome Spring by working in the Fair Hill garden.
25th Anniversary Celebration
PA, United StatesCelebrate Historic Fair Hill’s 25th Anniversary on Sunday, May 5 at Arch St. Meetinghouse with our speaker Signe Wilkinson an early Fairhill volunteer. Click below to order tickets with Eventbrite Tickets: $50, Young Friends $30 Get your tickets here! Proceeds to go to HFH school libraries and gardens in Fairhill.
Second Saturdays at HFH
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour, help out in the gardens, where we will prune trees, plant and tend to our vegetable and flower beds, and clean debris.
June Berry Festival
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome pick berries with us!
Second Saturdays at HFH
Historic Fair Hill 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesCome to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you are welcome to stay to visit with neighbors and help in the gardens!
